Listen to the Philippine magpie-robin
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About the Philippine magpie-robin
The Philippine magpie-robin is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 33 g.
What does the Philippine magpie-robin sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is endemic to the Philippines. It was formerly a subspecies of Oriental magpie-robin but was designated as its own species.
Related birds in the genus Copsychus
More from the family Muscicapidae
European robin
Erithacus rubecula
Common nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Common redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Northern wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Black redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Spotted flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Blue rock thrush
Monticola solitarius
Red-breasted flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Thrush nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Frequently asked questions
What does a Philippine magpie-robin sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Philippine magpie-robin on this page, including its call and song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Philippine magpie-robin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Philippine magpie-robin as “least concern”.
What family does the Philippine magpie-robin belong to?
The Philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · CPAC, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Western Visayas… by Derek Paulo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · CPAC, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Western Visayas… by Derek Paulo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2511716 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Philippine magpie-robin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Squatic – CC BY-SA 4.0